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LE
DEZERT Manche
- 12 km north of Saint-Lô
Hard progression in the marshes for the G I's
In
early July 1944, the right wing of the American front advanced slowly
between Carentan and Saint-Lô. On 7 July, General Corlett’s
XIXth Corps attacked west of the river Vire. General von Choltitz’s
84th Army Korps had no choice but to commit all reserve troops. The
marshy area favorized the Germans of the Das Reich and the Götz
von Berlichingen Divisions, the SS opposed stubborn resistance before
withdrawing. On 7 July in the evening, the Americans captured Saint-Jean-de-Daye;
on 10 July, they reached Le Dézert. On 11 July, the Panzer-Lehr
Division coming from Caen area launched a powerful counter-attack
and took back Le Dézert; the G I's of the 9th American Infantry
Division attempted to stem the German offensive. With support of the
fighter bombers the Americans stopped dead the Germans and compelled
them to withdraw, Le dezert was cleared with enemy.
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German anti-tank gun
This
7,5 cm gun, called Pak 40 (Panzer Abwehr Kanone 40), was one
of the most widespread anti-tank gun in the German army; with
the appropriate munition, it could pierce at 2000 meters range
the shielding of near all allied tanks.
Situation : on the main place, in
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